The finest musicians don’t always make the most noise. At 22, singer-songwriter Melody Gardot understands the value of subtlety and understatement. It's what helps to make her debut album, Worrisome Heart, sound simultaneously familiar, yet utterly surprising. It’s an approach that sets her a little apart from most of her contemporaries, who are more likely to be listening to indie-rock or hiphop. But the results of her preferences speak for themselves.
